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Click here to subscribe1980s mainly Silverstone official race programme collection, generally excellent to good, with F1 British Grand Prix 1989-91, 1000km 1987-88, Euro Raceday 1988-89, BRDC Trophy 1988, Truck Grand Prix 1986-89, etc. Contents unchecked for completeness or correctness and viewing recommended. Qty 14 Proceeds to Air Ambulance charity
A vintage 1970 10ct gold American Lowell High School signet ring set with an oval red stone - tests as ruby. Year date and inscription to one shoulder, initial L and trophy to other. Inside of band marked "Dieges & Clust 10 Carat". Size W 1/2. Central stone approx. 10 x 8mm. Total weight approx. 12.7g.
Group of 16 sterling silver trays including: a set of six Gorham "Windsor" pattern miniature trays or dishes, one larger Gorham "Windsor" tray, a pair of Black, Starr, & Gorham miniature trays or dishes monogrammed HVK, one Webster trivet with a glass insert, one Woodside Sterling Co. low tazza, one Wallace trophy tray, one International Silver Co. dish, one Lunt from Early Dublin Design petal-form dish, one low sterling dish with etched scrollwork and floral designs, one sterling insert with illegible marks. All marked along the underside or sides.Height ranges from 1/4 in to 1 1/2 in; width ranges from 2 in to 9 in; depth ranges from 2 3/4 in to 9 in. Gross weight (not including 1 sterling object with glass) 34.09 Troy oz.Condition: No major losses, scratches or signs of restoration. Wear and tarnishing throughout consistent with age and use; in particular along the smaller items. Minor scratches throughout.
Gorham, United States. Sterling silver Art Nouveau three-handled trophy cup with stylized handles and a beaded rim, 1906. Gold washed interior. Etched along the side "Pinehurst Country Club Holiday Week Tournament Runner Up President's Cup Won By, December 30th 1907. Pinehurst N.C." With an applied crest of the Pinehurst Country Club. Created for a golf tournament, the area where the name of the runner up would have been has been left blank. Maker's marks, key-shape date mark, sterling, "A1680," and "1 1/8 Pint" impressed along the underside.Height: 4 in x diameter: 5 1/2 in. Weight: 8.84 Troy oz.Condition: There is one dent along the footrim just below one of the handles. Light wear and light scratches throughout. Some tarnishing to the recessed areas of the work. Some residual, old polish in the recessed areas of the cup.
PUTNAM DAVID E. (1898-1918) American fighter pilot of World War I, a flying ace with thirteen confirmed victories. Known as the 'Ace of Aces', Putnam was shot down and killed at the young age of 19 by German ace Georg von Hantelmann. An extremely rare fountain pen ink signature ('David E. Putnam') with his squadron ('L. F. C. Escadrille MS 156') beneath, on a feint ruled 8vo page removed from a notebook, also signed by six other fighter pilots of World War I including Edgar Guerard Hamilton (1891-1984), Walter J. Shaffer (1892-1974) both of whom were pilots with the Lafayette Flying Corps, serving in the same squadron as Putnam; and Maurice Prevost (1887-1952) French pioneer aviator who won the first Schneider Trophy race in 1913, and the Gordon Bennett Trophy in the same year. Neatly inlaid and with an integral leaf. VG Provenance: The present signatures were obtained by the French aviator Amedee de Flers (b.1885) who saw service during World War I.
MCENROE & CONNORS: American Tennis Players. Signed 8 x 12 and 12 x 8 photographs, by two of the best male tennis players of the 70´s and 80´s, John McEnroe (1959- ) and Jimmy Connors (1952- ). Both McEnroe and Connors won 7 Grand Slam titles. The first image depicting a young McEnroe in a half-length holding his Wimbledon trophy in 1983. Signed in bold blue ink to a clear area at the base of the image. The second image showing Connors in a full length action pose. Signed in bold black ink to a clear area at the base of the image. EX, 2
LAVER ROD: (1938- ) Australian tennis player, Wimbledon champion 1961, 1962, 1968 & 1969. Signed 10 x 8 photograph of Laver in a half-length tennis action pose. Signed in bold blue ink with his name alone to a light area at the base of the image. Together with three different signed 6 x 4 photographs of Laver, one showing him in a full-length action pose, another holding a trophy, and one shaking the hand of Roger Federer. All are signed in blue or black inks with his name alone to largely clear areas of images. Colour (2). VG to EX, 4
EVERT & NAVRATILOVA: American and Czech-American Tennis Players. Two signed colour 8 x 12 photographs, by two of the best female tennis players of all time, Chris Evert (1954- ) and Martina Navratilova (1956- ). Both Evert and Navratilova won 18 Grand Slam titles. The first image depicting a young Evert in a half-length pose holding her Wimbledon trophy in 1974. Signed in bold black ink to a clear area of the image. The second image showing Navratilova in a three-quarter length pose holding her Wimbledon trophy in 1978. Signed in bold black ink to a clear area of the image. EX, 2
A PAIR OF GILT BRASS REPLICA MINIATURE COMBINATION BAROMETER AND CARRIAGE TIMEPIECE COMPENDIUMSUNSIGNED, PROBABLY OF CHINESE MANUFACTURE, RECENTEach with single train movement with platform lever escapement regulated by sprung balance, and cherub-centred rectangular porcelain dial incorporating pink ground 'jewelled' gilt scrollwork to the margins and steel moon hands, the aneroid barometer mechanism set beside the timepiece constructed with vacuum chamber and enclosed motionwork, the matching register with spurious annotations beneath the usual weather observations, the gilt brass case with reeded T-shaped carrying handle to centre flanked by corniche design mignonette casings for the timepiece and barometer each with bevel-glazed top glasses, figural decorated porcelain panels to sides and musical trophy decorated doors to rear, on shaped base with turned feet; with a gilt brass miniature carriage timepiece with manual calendar, unsigned, recent with conforming movement and rectangular white enamel Roman numeral incorporating day-of-the-week and date-of-the-month dials to lower margin each adjusted manually via squares to the movement backplate, in bevel-glazed mignonette cannelee type case, (3).The compendiums 10.5cm (4.125ins) high, 12cm (4.75ins) wide, 5cm (2ins) deep; the timepiece 8cm (3.25ins) high with handle down, 5cm (2ins) wide, 4.5cm (1.75ins) deep.
Trophy British Camel Corps with Camel Gun in original box, with two matt finish troopers and one in gloss, four HM of GB (two rifles missing), two British Bulldog Camels lying with kneeling riders, a Steadfast camel mounted Gatling Gun with Arab Gunner, Britains set 8872 Egyptian Camel Corps in original boxes, and two unmounted camels (one unpainted) (Condition Excellent, boxes Very Good) (17)
A LATE VICTORIAN SILVER TWO HANDLED TROPHY OF NAUTICAL INSPIRATION by Walker and Hall, Sheffield 1900, with Mer-Man finial, the bulbous body with vacant cartouches, Mer-Horse handles, the circular base supported by scrolled fish and set with Poseidon face masks, 58cm high, 148 tr. ozs Provenance: Purchased from Lawrence's 8th December 1988, lot 47, hammer £1,700
'THE COLLINGWOOD CUP' - A GEORGE V SILVER TWO HANDLED TROPHY by M. Emmanuel, Chester 1928, with scrolled handles and ovolo mounts, 12 tr. ozs, engraved, together with an Edward VII silver trophy by Robert Pringle, London 1907, engraved, 7 tr. ozs, engravedNote: These trophies were awards at the now disbanded Southampton Grammar School for Girls
AN EDWARD VII SILVER DOLLS HOUSE TEA SERVICE by Saunders & Hollins, Birmingham and Chester 1905, comprising coffee pot, two cups and saucers, milk jug, sugar basin, four spoons, three division cruet and oval tray with oak base, together with a pair of Edward VII silver miniature flour sifters, Birmingham 1902, a ditto miniature trophy by Robert Pringle, Birmingham 1908 and a George V silver trowel form book mark (19)
A scarce ‘gallantry’ post-War M.B.E. group of eleven awarded to Lieutenant-Commander R. H. Williams, R.N., a Fleet Air Arm helicopter pilot who assisted in rescuing the crew of the Norwegian Motor Vessel Dovrefjell which struck a reef in the Pentland Firth and sank, 3 February 1956. Williams already had a distinguished record as a Skua and Sea Hurricane pilot during the Second World War - carrying out a number of operational sorties over Norway in 1940, and during the invasion of Madagascar in May 1942. During a varied and long career, which went developed into Search and Rescue operations in Whirlwind and Wessex helicopters - Williams amassed over 5,000 flying hours The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, M.B.E. (Military) Member’s 2nd type breast badge; 1939-45 Star; Air Crew Europe Star, 1 clasp, Atlantic; Africa Star; Burma Star, 1 clasp, Pacific; Defence and War Medals 1939-45; Korea 1950-53, 1st issue (Cd. Pilot. R. H. Williams. R.N.); U.N. Korea 1950-54; Coronation 1937, privately named ‘R. H. Williams P/J.X. 39691.’; Norway, Medal for Life Saving, Haakon VII, 2nd class in silver with Crown, privately named in reverse centre ‘R. H. Williams 3-2-1956’, mounted as worn, traces of verdigris, nearly very fine or better (11) £800-£1,200 --- M.B.E. London Gazette 22 June 1956: ‘The Queen has been graciously pleased to give orders for the following appointments to the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire for gallantry in rescuing the crew of the Norwegian Motor Vessel Dovrefjell which struck a reef in the Pentland Firth and sunk on 3 February 1956:- In a gale blowing at forty-five knots, the Norwegian motor vessel Dovrefjell was lying beam on to the seas which were breaking heavily over her. Solid spray was reaching a height of one hundred feet, and lifeboats were unable to lie alongside her. Lieutenant Jack Rex Palmer, Royal Navy, H.M.S. Fulmar and Senior Commissioned Pilot Richard Harold Williams, Royal Navy, H.M.S. Fulmar, were ordered to fly their helicopters to the ship for possible rescue operations. Senior Commissioned Pilot Williams arrived first but was ordered to turn back as the conditions appeared to be too hazardous for a helicopter rescue. Lieutenant Palmer then reached the ship and, on his own initiative, decided to attempt a rescue. The ship’s aerials and turbulence necessitated winching the men from a height of fifty feet, but in spite of this Lieutenant Palmer succeeded in rescuing two of the crew. He was then joined by Senior Commissioned Pilot Williams and during the next three hours both pilots made a total of eight trips between the ship and John O’Groats, rescuing two members of the crew each time. Lieutenant Palmer and Senior Commissioned Pilot Williams displayed skill and determination of a very high order in rescuing the entire ship’s crew in extremely difficult flying conditions.’ For their part in the rescue, the two winch operators, Acting Petty Officer Telegraphist Roy Moneypenny, C/SSF 836087, and Aircrewman I Alexander Japp L/FX 79405 both of H.M.S. Fulmar, received the Queen’s Commendation for Brave Conduct. Williams and Palmer were awarded the Boyd Trophy in 1956 - awarded annually to the naval pilot(s) or aircrew(s) who in the opinion of the Flag Officer Naval Air Command has/have achieved the finest feat of aviation during the previous year. Richard Harold Williams joined the Royal Navy as a rating in July 1933, and volunteered for pilot training in August 1939. He carried out his initial training at No. 23 E.F.T.S and No. 1 E.F.T.S., gaining his ‘Wings’ in January 1940. Williams’s initial postings included with 759 and 760 Squadrons, before being posted for operational flying with 801 Squadron in July 1940. He flew Skuas on 12 operational sorties over Norway, and 1 over Cherbourg Harbour, with the Naval Air Squadron. Williams advanced to Petty Officer (Air), and was posted to 880 Squadron (Hawker Sea Hurricanes), R.N.A.S. Arbroath at the end of May 1941. The Squadron was ‘Scrambled’, 29 August 1941, and Williams records the following in his Log Book ‘Ju88 Attacked - Unconfirmed (One Engine Shot Out).’ Williams was posted with the Squadron to the Aircraft Carrier Indomitable, which had been allocated for the Far East, in October 1941. In May 1942, the squadron took part in the invasion of Madagascar, being largely employed in ground attack duties during the capture of Diego-Suarez at the start of the invasion, and destroying one light aircraft by strafing at Arrachart airfield, leaving air superiority duties to the Martlets of 881 and 882 Squadrons operating off Illustrious. Williams flew in 5 operational sorties over Madagascar, and was hit by flak. He returned to Lee-on-Solent after his tour, and subsequently served with 782 (Naval Transport) Squadron, September 1942 - May 1946. Operating out of R.N.A.S. Donibristle Wiliams flew a variety of aircraft and advanced to Warrant Air Officer (Pilot) in June 1945. His rank was altered to Commissioned Pilot, and he was posted to 742 Squadron (Beechcraft Expeditor’s) Ceylon in May 1946. Subsequent postings included with 791 Squadron at Simbang, and 781 Squadron at H.M.S Daedalus. Williams served with the aircraft carrier H.M.S. Glory, August 1949 - September 1951, before being posted to the Staff at H.M.S. Daedalus in January 1952. He undertook a Helicopter Conversion Course in January the following year, had various postings including to Hal-Far, Malta, and advanced to Senior Commissioned Pilot in April 1954. Williams was posted for Search and Rescue operations to H.M.S. Fulmar (Whirlwinds) at Lossiemouth in November 1955, and it was from here that he took part in the above mentioned rescue of 42 Norwegian sailors off a wreck in the Scottish Skerries on 3 February 1956. He was also awarded the Norwegian Medal for Life Saving in July 1957. Subsequent S.A.R. postings including to Ford, Brawdy and Culdrose. Williams advanced to Lieutenant Commander in April 1960, and retired in 1965. He died in 1976. Sold with copied research (including photographic images of recipient), and two large files of bound photocopies of recipient’s Flying Log Books, covering 1 August 1939 - 25 July 1963.
Regimental Prize Medals (15), Shooting Medals (2), ‘Given by Capt Wm Delf for the best score for his cup’ (Ens. Geo. Frost 1870), The National Rifle Association 1860 (Geo. Frost for highest score Brent Wood 1872), silver on ribbons; Leicestershire Regiment (2); South Wales Borderers; Rifle Brigade; Highland Light Infantry; King’s Own Scottish Borderers; Royal Army Medical Corps, First Surrey Rifle Volunteers (Irvine Challenge Trophy Won by Pvte A. D. Johnson C. Coy. 1898), Royal Corps of Signals; South Middlesex Rifle Volunteers; Western Command Swimming Championships 1946; Chelmsford, Plaistow, Ilford medallion, mostly silver, two bronze, some edge knocks, generally very fine (15) £60-£80
A selection of miscellaneous Canadian medals including; Usborne Tribute Medal (To the Mother of Pte. E. Penrice, who made the supreme sacrifice in France 1918) silver gilt; King’s Trophy Competition (At Faure 1937), silver, in Royal Mint fitted box of issue; a group of five Legion of Frontiersmen medals (Sergeant/Captain D. Palmer, B.F.P.O. medal (L/Cpl Page P. A. 1948-1989)), together with a named Royal Horticultural Society Long Service Medal, in case of issue; Canadian Corps of Commissionaires Long Service Medal (4), one unnamed (R. D. Corbett; C. LaRocque; E. R. Laramee); Toronto Garrison Military Tournament, silver, (Lieut. R. L. Merry, No. 2 Com. 48th Hldrs.); Silver Royal Naval Temperance Society Medal, H.M.S. Reindeer, July 1868, silver; Dominion Domi Marksmen Badge (G. Osborne), British Columbia centenary medallion; Dominion of Canada Medallion, bronze, generally very fine £100-£140 --- Sold with copy service records.
Two Victorian engraved silver trophy goblets, one inscribed “Hong Him Cup Wone by Toxopholite 31st October 1876 Presented by Panang Confederacy to Captn R W Stone 80th Regiment”, the other “Singapore Derby Won by Toxopholite 1876 Presented by F C Bishop Esq to Captn R W Stone 80th Regiment”, 12.83 oz CONDITION REPORTS They are 18 cm high and approx. 8 cm in diameter at the top. Both are heavily dented etc throughout and slightly misshapen. Areas of tarnishing. One is numbered 2030, the other 2035 to base. Both have light surface scratching, general wear and tear etc. See images for more details.The Hong Kong cup weighs 6.5oz and the Singapore cup weighs 6.2oz.
A George V silver presentation trophy goblet of plain form, inscribed "Kirkby-Stephen Show 1925 The Cross Fell Cup Presented by G. C. Atkinson, Esq. for Best Dog or Bitch in Show" (by James Dixon & Sons, Sheffield 1924), 20 cm high, together with another similar smaller version inscribed "Swansea 1926 Presented by Vice Admiral A. Walker Hencage-Vivian for the Best Gun Dog in the Show" (by William Neale & Son, Birmingham 1923), 8 cm high, total weight 10.5 oz
A late Victorian silver articulated fish container set with red stone eyes and two hanging loops to the body, stamped with import marks for London 1891, 12.5 cm long, together with a silver twin-handled trophy cup, a silver-mounted cut glass bottle, silver napkin ring, silver spoon, together with a base metal mounted hip flask and two silver plated mounted glass salt and peppers, weighable silver 3.7 oz
A collection of five various silver twin handled trophy cups, varying dates and makers to include a pair inscribed “County of London Swimming Championships replica of the Challenge Trophy” each bearing enamelled armorial to front and inscribed to the back “Team race woman M. Bulow Mermaid SG” dated 1951 and 1952, 18 oz total, four cups with wooden socle bases
A box containing various plated wares including oval tray, biscuit barrel, card tray inscribed "Tetbury Show Lechlade Challenge Trophy for the Champion Foal", a collection of nine various silver and plated horse breeding trophy medallions, three various hat pins, a small quantity of various costume jewellery, two quartz wristwatches, gilt brass wall mirror in the Chinese Chippendale taste and two drinks trays
An American silver pierced dish and other silvervarious dates, makers marksfirst stamped Sterling by Webster Co. together with aa set of seven Edwardian Hanoverian Rattail Teaspoons, London, 1903, Mackay & Chisholm, initialled, an oval dish with pierced border, a cased christening fork and spoon, a presentation twin handled trophy cup, an a/f hand mirror stamped sterling Birks, odd spoons, napkin rings etc. (qty)first length 29cm., weighable silver approx. 20ozt.Condition: Dings and marks and knocks to basket, one bowl of teaspoons damaged, napkin rings with knocks, hand mirror a/f
A Victorian presentation plated or Indian silver horse racing trophy, in the form of a lidded tankard with intricate embossed Anglo Indian designs, inscribed to the rim of the base "Won by Captain Hickmans Moonstone (owner) Madras Sky Races 1880, presented by C.V. Cunniah Chetty Esquire", also P Orr and Sons Madras to base. 28 cm high (see illustration). CONDITION REPORT: This presentation racing trophy is structurally intact with no visible losses to the handle, bodywork or embossed decoration. There are however many areas of discolouration, pitting and wear to the entire trophy. The interior is much cleaner. The weight of this trophy is 3 lbs 5 ½ oz. The base has been scratched in many places to indicate testing for silver content.
A quantity of fell running cups from the post war period, to include events at Keswick, Ambleside and Cleator Moor, together with photographs of Bill Teasdale running, Ambleside and Grasmere Sports programmes and other related ephemera. Provenance: The estate of the late Bill Teasdale. (see illustration). CONDITION REPORT: Greenbank trophy 1950-51Holme Sports 1956Bank Holiday Keswick 1958Bank Holiday Keswick 1951-52 (silver)Bank Holiday Keswick 1954Bank Holiday Keswick 1951, 1957, 1952Cleator Moor 1959Keswick 1956Ambleside Guides Race 1949
A GERMAN ENAMEL SNUFF BOX, FREDERICK THE GREAT, CIRCA 1760 the lid gilded with a royal cypher and enamelled in puce and green with the names and dates of battles of the Silesian wars, the underside of the lid with an allegorical figure, martial trophy and inscription Breslau et Schweidnitz, the sides and underside with further trophies and inscriptions, including Vivat Schlesien. 8.5cm by 6.5cm
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